Street-car fender.



No. 705,466. Patented luly 22, |902.

0. SPILLERN-SPITZER.

STREET cAR FENDER.

(Application lsd Apr. 6, 1902.)

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vPAIENT OFFICE.

OTTO SPILLERN-SPITZER, OF BRUNNERSDORF, NEAR KAADEN,'AUSTRIA HUNGARY.

STREET-CAR FENDE'R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,466, dated July 22,1902.

Application filed April 5, 1902i To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Beitknown that LOTTO,SPILLERN-SPITZER, a subject of the Empero'rofAustria-Hungary, and a resident `fof Brunnersdorf, "Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, Ahave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Street-OarFenders, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto. .the` accompanying sheet of drawings and the letters of referencemarked thereon:

My invention-has reference to improvements in street-car fenders,`andrelates more especially to a fehdercomposed of a pivoted frame suspendedhorizontally below the carbody and carrying at the forward end strongbrushes or brooms, which frame in case of` need is let down by the caroperator, when the brushes will serve as buffers to moderate the impactand at the same time prevent the obstacle or parts of it from beingjammed underneath the fender,-asis`the case with the ordinary typesoffenders which do Eo conform to theirr'egularities ofthe road- In orderto make the invention'more readily understood, Ihave illustratedfiton'the accompanyingashe'etfof drawings,rFigure l of whichrepresents'a'side elevation ofthe'essential parts of ,'Inyinventin,partlyv insection. Fig. 2 is a pla'nview ofthe fender'proper.

The fend'erframe by Ineansfof the side parts a is pivoted vatfvl tothewheel-axle, as shown by way ofexample, or 1to especiallyprovidedtrunnions. LThe frontjofthe 'frame is formed of two an'gularly-bent-orcurved jaws b h with suitable clamping connections b2. Between thesejawsbunchesof twigs or osiers c are clamped, as is clearly shown in Fig.l. To the upper jaw is secured the rod n, which extends through anaperture n in the ilooring of the car and carries near its slotted upperend'r a pivotally-secured footrest t, adapted tok be/swung upwardly fromthe position shown in Fig. l. A doublearmed hand-leverfje is fulcrumedat f to the car-wall andengages with the free end of the arm etheslotinthe end r of the rod n when the fender is inoperative.

For actuating the fender the lever-arm f is swung in the direction ofthe arrow, Fig. l, disengaging the lever-arm e from the rod fn,

Serialllo.10l,555. (No-model.)

so that the fender, pivoting at t', drops down, the twigs scraping thepavement and by entering all unevenesses of the road preventingeven'small objectsv or limbs of a throwndownfperson oranimal fromgetting below the fender. To insure close contact with the ground, thecar operator by stepping upon the foot-rest may throw his whole weighton the fender. Back ofthe fender proper anet 'u may be provided to catcha body rolling over thefender. i

The brushes may also be arranged rectan gularly to the ground,especially when the fender-boards now in use shall be retained, when itis desirable to reduce the distance between the fender and the ground toa minimum for the purpose of preventing limbs of a run -down person oranimal from being crushed underneath the fender.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Leta ters Patent, is

l. In a street-car fender, the combination of a frame, pivotallysuspended with its rear end below thecar-body, angular or curvedclamping-jaws forming the front end of the said frame, bunches of twigsclamped between the said jaws, and means for temporarily suspending thefront end of the said frame, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

j 2. In a street-car fender, the combination of a frame pivoted at therear end to the car, clamping-jaws forming the front part of the saidframe, bunches of twigs clamped between the said jaws, a rod secured tothe upper jaw and extending through an aperture in the car-bottom, afoot-rest pivoted to the upper slotted end of the said rod, adoublearmed lever fulcrumed at the car-wall and adapted to temporarilyengage the slotted end of the said rod, and a net vback of the saidbrushes, the parts being constructed, arranged and workingvsubstantially as and for the purpose specied.'

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

OTTO SPILLERN-SPITZER.

